I had to dig through some old papers to find the exact date,.... but sometime in 1999, I found an artist who drew some awesome mermaids.... Jack Henslee. I emailed him, and told him what I was hoping to have done, and if he would consider doing it for me.... I drew up a sketch, and emailed it to him. Days later, he replied with this image for me...
I was so impressed, and excited!! I couldn't wait to see about having this done up as a tattoo. Obviously, it sat for a good while! But it was never forgotten. It would get done eventually! There were times we'd discuss going, and I'd be very nervous.... too nervous to consider doing it almost. This year we were looking online at some tattoo art, as hubby wanted to get another soon... and I dug out my mermaid/dolphin drawing yet again. Through a friend, we found an artist that might make this tattoo doable, and he said with some minor changes, he could do this. So, last night, we drove down to Underground Art and Jake hooked me up! He did some minor revisions and added a bit of flare to the mermaid and dolphin and the end result after a good 2hrs of work this is the final product
It is far prettier than I could've imagined it ever being, I'm so totally impressed. I sit and look at the picture and think "Wow!! That's on ME!!" LOL To me, it's not just a "tattoo" it's real ART. He did a terrific job!!! Best part is that it wasn't near as painful as I thought it might be, so I would totally consider getting another one!! :o)
